Romney
See also: romney
English
editEtymology
editFrom a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRomney
- A surname.
- A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, named after Romney in Kent.
- An English earldom.
Derived terms
editNoun
editRomney (plural Romneys)
Translations
editsurname
See also
editReferences
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Romney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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